Category: Audrey Orenstein
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The Old Colossus
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Christopher Chapman With apologies to Emma Lazarus, “The New Colossus” Adorned in a becoming shade of greenAs silently on Bedlow’s does she standThat gentle girl of Jersey fame is grandBut nowadays, her liberty’s unseen“More than a statue of copper and steel”To quote the Frenchman…
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American and Something Else as Well
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Greta Scheff If I had a nickel for every time a housemate informed me that a famous person had done something antisemitic, I’d have two nickels. In January, it was Elon Musk performing a Nazi salute and making Nazi jokes on Twitter—the only example…
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Giving Up Control To Apollo
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Lillian Anderson Sometimes, I think that the ancient Greeks had the right idea when it came to belief. While I myself don’t believe in God, I find myself questioning the potential existence of some higher power—or powers—when faced with setback after setback, falling on…
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How Abuse Turned my Life into Theseus’s Paradox
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Jorge Avila TW: Domestic Abuse, SA As July of 2024 entered its latter half, I realized that my camel’s back had been broken for a while. My boyfriend had said and done so much that should’ve been the last straw, but I had held…
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Church Street Poem
Poem by Audrey Orenstein Art by Hadley Rae-Balmes My new dormitory requires two keysI asked myself “how do I keep track of these?I can’t have them loose in my pocket, no way!”It was then that I realized that I’d have to payFor a keychain to make them inseparableAfter that, my…
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20th Century Girl: My Life Out Of Time
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Eva Colabatistto A few months ago, one of my pocket watches developed a minor fault—a birthday gift from my grandparents that dates back to the 1880s; it’s my oldest and most treasured timepiece. I went to a jewelry store downtown that specializes in watches…
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Prompting a Personality: a Chat with GPT
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Greta Scheff As a creative writing major in 2024, it probably goes without saying that the advancements of AI are greatly unsettling to me. I’ve messed around with the technology a few times and while it’s made for some good chuckles, the underlying principle…
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On Wednesdays We Wear Pink-Colored Glasses
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Eve Colabatistto Unlike many moviegoers who are moviegoing to the 2024 film adaptation of the Broadway musical Mean Girls, I don’t have any nostalgia for the original 2004 film both are based on. As a trans woman, my exposure to “girly” movies of its…
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The Pros Of A Pocket Watch
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Justin Bissonette My first memory regarding a pocket watch dates back to Kindergarten. It was a bad day. I had just cracked my skull open on the outside wall of Nathan Clifford Elementary School during recess. There’s still a scar on my head. I…
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Why I Broke Up With TikTok
Written by Audrey Orenstein Art by Greta Scheff As a general rule, I try not to form any hard opinions on media until I feel fully qualified to do so. While I’ve gotten pretty good at guessing what I may or may not like, I never know for sure and…
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